PeZook wrote:Coyote, but what about LHD-sized ships that are just plain carriers? They'd have modern gear, just be really small. And, of course, more useful than an old WWII flattop
You mean like the Japanese
Hyuga-class "Destroyer-Carrier"? I dunno; I suppose it could be done. But the
Hyuga is pretty small as carriers go, it's not just deck space for landing & take-off, but storage space for fuel, ammo, and repairs that's limited.
A Kingdom should be able to support a couple without much trouble. The UK is, after all, trying to field full-sized carriers and the only thing stopping them is their small defence budget.
That, and a Parliament that keeps insisting on spending money on other things.
Truth is, we're running extraordinarily
efficient governments compared to the real world, we really don't role-play very much pork-barrel spending unless it's a plot device. In SDN World, a country and economy like England would easily field two full carrier/expeditionary task forces without question.